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tarso-
  (tɑːsəʊ)
  before a vowel tars-, comb. form of Gr. ταρσός, tarsus, a formative of technical terms of anatomy, pathology, and surgery.
  ‖ tarˈsalgia [Gr. -αλγια, ἄλγος, pain], (a) a general term for pain in the tarsus; (b) see quot. tarˈsectomy [Gr. ἐκτοµή excision], excision of one or more of the tarsal bones. ‖ tarsecˈtopia [ectopia], displacement of the tarsus. ‖ tarˈsoclasis [Gr. κλάσις fracture], (a) rupture of the tarsal cartilages (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1899); (b) rupture of the fibrous tissue forming the basis of the eyelids (Cassell Suppl. 1902). ‖ tarsomalacia (-ˈeɪʃ(ɪ)ə) [Gr. µαλακία softness], a softening of the palpebral cartilages (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1899). tarsophaˈlangeal a., pertaining to or connecting the tarsus and the phalanges. ‖ tarsoˈphyma [Gr. ϕῦµα tumour], a swelling or tumour of the tarsus (Dunglison, 1857). ˈtarsoplasty [-plasty], plastic surgery of the eyelid (Syd. Soc. Lex.). tarˈsorrhaphy [Gr. ῥαϕή seam], plastic suture of the eyelid. tarsoˈtarsal a. = medio-tarsal (see medio-). tarsoˈtibial a. = tibiotarsal. tarˈsotomy [Gr. τοµή cutting]: see quot. 1857.

1890 Billings Nat. Med. Dict., *Tarsalgia,..peculiar neuralgic affection of the foot, often with some flattening of the arch and contraction of the plantar muscles; observed in policemen, soldiers, etc.

Ibid., *Tarsectomy. 1891 Lancet 28 Feb. 491/1 A case in which Syme's amputation had been performed on one foot and tarsectomy on the other for severe talipes.

1860 Mayne Expos. Lex., *Tarsectopia. 1890 in Billings Nat. Med. Dict.

1871 Huxley Anat. Vertebr. Anim. viii. 333 The *tarsophalangeal synostosis above described is freely movable on the astragalus.

1846 F. Brittan tr. Malgaigne's Man. Oper. Surg. 277 In the second case are employed excision of the conjunctiva, excision of the tarsal cartilage, V shaped excision of the lid, *tarsoraphy. 1898 P. Manson Trop. Diseases xxvi. 421 Tarsorraphy for ectropion of the lower lid..may sometimes have to be performed.

1857 Dunglison Dict. Med. Sc., *Tarsotomy,..the section or removal of the tarsal cartilages. 1893 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 18 Feb. 341/2 Tarsotomy..is of service where the varus is the chief defect.